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--- reference:text_playlist_import_format_specification [2016/02/23 09:47] – [Column Layout] tw
+++ reference:text_playlist_import_format_specification [2020/02/05 11:34] (current) – [Text Playlist Import Format Specification] tw
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 The purpose of this format is to import playlists from 3rd party music scheduling systems.
+TPI is a text/CSV based format that contains the IDs or filenames of the items to import, plus optional control information.
 ===== General =====
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 | F | File | An audio file, identified by its filename |
 | I | ID | An item from the database library, identified by its ID |
+| O | Options | Options for file import |
 | R | Remark | Silently ignored during import |
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 Adds the file ''C:\news.mp3'', with Normal timing.
+Additional columns can be used to set fields on the imported file:
+^ Column ^ Field ^
+| 5 | Title |
+| 6 | Artist |
+| 7 | Item Type |
 ==== I: ID ====
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 Adds the item with the ID 120577, with Normal timing.
+==== O: Options ====
+Specifies the options for the processing of all subsequent F lines. Start time and timing is ignored. Column 4 and 5 contain the name and value of the option. Currently the following options are available:
+^ Name ^ Description ^
+| ItemType | Override playlist item type, e.g. ''News'' or ''Advertising''. Default is ''Unknown'' which means no overriding. |
+| ImportTasks | Tasks to perform during file import. Comma separated list of one or more of the following values: ''MDD, Tags, NativeTags, Duration, Tilde, AutoCue, Normalize, DatabaseLookup, UnpackPlaylists''. Use ''*'' for all tasks, which is also the default. |
 ==== R: Remark ====
 Lines of type R are silently ignored during import. R lines can be used to add comments to TPI file, to make it more readable by humans.